A furious fourth quarter rally went for naught as the Falcons lost to the Giants 34-31 in overtime.
The Falcons struggled in pass defense again, continuing a season-long habit of getting beat through the air.
Falcons QB Matt Ryan threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns in the second half.
The Falcons offensive line struggled against the Giants pass rush for most of the afternoon.
Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com doesn’t think this loss spells the end of the season for the Falcons.
Giants QB Eli Manning threw for 384 yards, his first 300-yard game at the Meadowlands, and three touchdowns.
Steve Politi of the Newark Star-Ledger writes that it will be up to Manning to save the Giants season because of their problems in other areas of the game.
Said Giants DE Osi Umenyiora of the team’s fourth quarter defensive collapse, “We need to find a way to get stops when it matters.”
Giants TE Kevin Boss had the first multi-touchdown game of his career and grabbed five balls for a career-high 76 yards.
Giants K Lawrence Tynes missed a field goal earlier in the game, but split the uprights from 36 yards to win the game in overtime.
